St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-01
likely soon to get mixed up with promiscnous
dynamite booms.
For THE information OF Chicago it may be
given out that even st. Louis incredible as it
may seem, is enjoying real estate boom.
STRAY sUNBEAMs.

During his talk to the Methodist preachers
in Cincinnati the other day SAM JONES was
asked by an inquisitive brother if he believed
in BEECHER's theology. The answer was
characteristic of the eccentric revivalist:
'Td as soon swallow BEECHER's snout and
tail as yours. His stronghold was that he
seemed brother to every man he met.
don't believe such another head and heart as
BEECHERS have ever been combined since
PAUL'S day."
49,
The Philadelphia News gravely asserts that
before another year passes by muscle read
ing will be quite common phenomenon. 1t
is quite common in this section now. 1t is
very lonesome week when we don't have two
prize fights.
Secretary FAIRoHILp, we7 salute you.
worther shoulders. If ability and fidelity in
the discharge of high public trust entitle
an official to promotion Secretary FArRCHILD
has earned his.
The old Republican postmasters who
thought that the president had forgotten they
were in Office are likely to have rude
awakening from their dream of security.
The call the president made on the post
master general for Il list of the Republicans
who are still IN Office has thrilled them with
apprehension. They are now trying to hold
their scalps on with both hands.
~
Mr.. BLAINE is q long headed economist.
He wanted TO take trip to visit his daughter
in the West, and figured on the time for doing
it SO as to bring him within the saving clause
Of the interstate law, which allowed him a free
pass.
~
There is touch of pathos in the remark of
the Philadelphia Times that "among the cry
ing needs of the hour are few babies that
will cry little less From which we infer
that there Is new baby in Editor MCCLURE's
block.
~
American picture buyers do not set any
special value on old pictures. This was de-
monstrated at the late STEWART art sale in
New York. Madonna and Child - by TITAN,
only brought $500, while MISSIONER
''1S07'' was knocked down at 100000. A pict-
ure by REMBRANDT sold for $500, while Rosa
BoNHEUR's "Horse Fair brought $4,000.
~
The STEWART collection included 2I7 paint
ings, which sold for S513, $50. good deal more
than they cost Mr.. STEWART The MORGAN sale
year ago. brought SsS5,50O. The SENEY
collection of 2S5 paintings sold in April, 1885,
realized the sum of 500, 800.
~
MISSIONER is engaged in painting q
duplicate of ''1S07.'' This is regarded by
American artists as not only breach of
faith toward the first purchaser but piece
of downright dishonesty, seriously impairing,
as it does, the value of the original picture.
~
Ex-Congressman COCHRAN, of st. Louis,
who has been associated with the late Capt.
EADs in numerous enterprises. says the
EADS ship railway scheme will not be aban-
| doned. He says that JAMES ANDREWS, of
Pittsburg, who was EADs' principal assistant
| in his engineering work, will take EADs'
place and push the enterprise to completion.
The men backing the scheme are said to rep
resent combined capital of over $780,
100000.
| Lord RANDOLPH CHURCHILL is disgusted
with earthquakes. His mother-1n-law was a
bedridden paralytic at Cannes at the time of
| the late earthquake, and was so much terri
fed by the shock she sprang from the bed,
ran down stairs, and has been able to use
her limbs and tongue ever since.
%"y
| The Wisconsin legislature has passed a law
compelling the railroads IN that state to give
the members of that august body free trans
portation. The railroad companies will have
to build some more cattle cars for the use OF
| the Wisconsin legislature.
*aa
us the American Woman Over1resseds',
| is the title of HELEN CAMPBELL's last article
in the Brooklyn Magazine. If Miss CAMP
BELL is inquiring about the native Amer
lean woman who lives III tepee on the Sioux
reservation we will say she is not. Over
dressing is not one of the foibles OF the
| aboriginal American woman: